Obituary

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Linda Bean

Linda Bean, catalogue heiress turned lobster booster and environmentalist turned Trump supporter, dies at 82

By Gene Johnson and The Associated Press

March 25, 2024

Zong Qinghou

Self-made billionaire who became China’s richest man by winning a corporate war with France’s Danone dies at 79

February 27, 2024

Lord Jacob Rothschild, the banker who broke from Europe’s biggest banking dynasty to build his own financial empire in London, dies at 87

Lord Jacob Rothschild, the banker who broke from Europe’s biggest banking dynasty to build his own financial empire in London, dies at 87

By Tom Metcalf and Bloomberg

February 26, 2024

Abilio Diniz

Abilio Diniz, Brazilian billionaire who survived a kidnapping and the loss of his retail empire before a Francophile reinvention, dies at 87

By Fabiola Moura, Daniel Cancel, Maria Eloisa Capurro and Bloomberg

February 19, 2024

Susan Wojcicki

Former YouTube CEO’s son found dead in UC Berkeley dorm, leaving prominent Silicon Valley family ‘devastated beyond comprehension’

By Steve Mollman

February 18, 2024

Person dressed in Pop-Tart costume

From a 16-year-old truck washer to the inventor of the Pop Tart: William Post dies at 96, leaving great wealth and a legacy of snack innovation behind

By Sydney Lake and Sasha Rogelberg

February 15, 2024

Bob Moore

Former gas station owner and JCPenney manager who became a millionaire after 50 dies at 94, leaving his company to employees

By Sasha Rogelberg

February 15, 2024

Jimmy Van Eaton

Jimmy Van Eaton, pioneering rock ‘n’ roll drummer who spent 4 decades selling bonds after backing Jerry Lee Lewis, dies at 86

By The Associated Press

February 11, 2024

Toby Keith

Toby Keith, swaggering country star whose macho, patriotic songs disguised nuanced politics, dies of stomach cancer at 62

By Kristin M. Hall and The Associated Press

February 6, 2024

Wee Cho Yaw

Wee Cho Yaw, billionaire was one of the last of Singapore’s 20th century banking giants, dies at 95

By Chanyaporn Chanjaroen, Low De Wei and Bloomberg

February 4, 2024

N. Scott Momaday

N. Scott Momaday, Pulitzer winner and giant of Native American literature, dies at Santa Fe home at 89 years old

By Hillel Italie and The Associated Press

January 31, 2024

Marlena Shaw

Marlena Shaw, ‘California Soul’ singer, dies at 81

By The Associated Press

January 22, 2024

Mary Weiss

Mary Weiss, groundbreaking ’60 girl-group leader with the Shangri-Las, dies in Palm Springs at 75

By The Associated Press

January 22, 2024

Shecky Greene

Shecky Greene, longtime Las Vegas comic revered as crowd work legend, dies at 97

By Andrew Dalton and The Associated Press

January 2, 2024

Eddie Bernice Johnson

Eddie Bernice Johnson, trailblazing Texas politician, dies at 88

By The Associated Press

January 2, 2024

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